Construction Laborer Prevailing Wage Rates in Washington (2026)
Construction Laborers on prevailing wage projects in Washington are paid $14.67 to $61.68 per hour, with a median total of $52.24 across the 26 determination records listed below. That total is base rate plus fringe benefits; the median base rate is $35.94, and among the 25 records listing a fringe separately the median fringe is $16.30. Rates differ by county, construction type and funding source, so use the row that matches your project.
Lowest listed$14.67per hour, total
Median listed$52.24 median base $35.94 · median fringe $16.30
Highest listed$61.68per hour, total
Records shown26 across 2 counties
Figures above are computed over the 26 hourly records in the table below, which is the first page of a larger set. They are not a statewide average of all construction laborers in Washington. 24 further records are published as a per-day rate rather than hourly and are listed below but excluded from these figures. Most recent determination in this set: May 20, 2026.
How much do construction laborers earn on prevailing wage jobs in Washington?
Every row below is one wage determination line: a construction laborer classification, in one county, for one construction type, under one funding source. The rate that applies to your project is the row whose county, construction type and funding source all match it — a Highway rate does not apply to a Building project in the same county, and a state determination does not substitute for a federal one.
| Classification | County | Construction type | Funding | Base | Fringe | Total |
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| Laborer: Common or General | Klickitat | Heavy | #federal | $20.96 | $5.50 | $26.46 |
| Laborer: Group 2 Flagger | Klickitat | Heavy | #federal | $40.56 | $15.60 | $56.16 |
| Laborer: Group 3 Mason Tender Brick | Klickitat | Heavy | #federal | $44.06 | $15.60 | $59.66 |
| Laborer: Group 4 Chipping Guns; Mason Tender-cement/Concrete; | Klickitat | Heavy | #federal | $44.90 | $15.60 | $60.50 |
| Laborer: Group 6 Grade Checker; Pipelayer | Klickitat | Heavy | #federal | $46.08 | $15.60 | $61.68 |
| Laborer: Landscape | Klickitat | Heavy | #federal | $14.67 | — | $14.67 |
| Laborer: Group 1- Flagman, Landscape Laborer, Scaleman, Traffic Control Supervisor, Asbestos Abatement Worker, Brick Pavers (To Include the Installation of Brick or Grass Pavers for Sidewalks, Driveways, Streets, and Parking Lots), Bruch Hog Feeder; Carpenter Tender; Cement Handler; Concrete Signalman; Concrete Crewman (To Include Stripping of Forms, Hand Operating Jacks on Slip Form Construction, Application of Concrete Curing Comounds, Pumpcrete Machine, Signaling, Handling the Nozzle of Squeezcrete or Similar Machine-6 Inches and Smaller); Confined Space Attendant, Crusher Feeder; Demolition (To Include Clean-up, Burning, Loading, Wrecking and Salvage of All Material); Dry Stack Walls (Including All Dry Stack Walls, Including Keystone Walls and Others Using Blocks and Interlocking Pegs.), Dumpman; Traffic Control Laborer (To Include but Is Not Limited to, Erection and Maintenance of Barricades, Signs and Relief of Flag Person.), Window Washer/Cleaner, Pilot Car, Hazardous Waste Worker, Erosion Control Laborer, Fence Erector, Guard Rail (To Include Guard Rail, Guide and Reference Posts, Sign Posts, and Right-of-way Markers); Firewath. Form Cleaning Machine Feeder; Stacker; General Laborer; Group Machine Header Tender; Miner, Class ""a"" (To Include Bull Gnag, Concrete Crewman, Dumpan and Pumpcrete Crewman, Including Distributing Pip, Assembly and Dismantle, and Nipper); Lead Abatement Worker, Mold Abatement Worker, Nipper; Riprap Man; Sandblast Tailhoseman, Scaffold Erector (Wood or Steel); Stake Jumper; Structural Mover (To Include Separating Foundation, Preparation, Cribbing, Shoring, Jacking and Unloading of Structures); Tailhoseman (Water Nossel); Timber Bucker and Faller (By Hand); Track Laborer (Rr); Truck Loader; Wellpoint Man; (Hdpe or Similar Liner Installer) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $35.10 | $16.30 | $51.40 |
| Laborer: Group 1- Flagman, Landscape Laborer, Scaleman, Traffic Control Supervisor, Asbestos Abatement Worker, Brick Pavers (To Include the Installation of Brick or Grass Pavers for Sidewalks, Driveways, Streets, and Parking Lots), Bruch Hog Feeder; Carpenter Tender; Cement Handler; Concrete Signalman; Concrete Crewman (To Include Stripping of Forms, Hand Operating Jacks on Slip Form Construction, Application of Concrete Curing Comounds, Pumpcrete Machine, Signaling, Handling the Nozzle of Squeezcrete or Similar Machine-6 Inches and Smaller); Confined Space Attendant, Crusher Feeder; Demolition (To Include Clean-up, Burning, Loading, Wrecking and Salvage of All Material); Dry Stack Walls (Including All Dry Stack Walls, Including Keystone Walls and Others Using Blocks and Interlocking Pegs.), Dumpman; Traffic Control Laborer (To Include but Is Not Limited to, Erection and Maintenance of Barricades, Signs and Relief of Flag Person.), Window Washer/Cleaner, Pilot Car, Hazardous Waste Worker, Erosion Control Laborer, Fence Erector, Guard Rail (To Include Guard Rail, Guide and Reference Posts, Sign Posts, and Right-of-way Markers); Firewath. Form Cleaning Machine Feeder; Stacker; General Laborer; Group Machine Header Tender; Miner, Class ""a"" (To Include Bull Gnag, Concrete Crewman, Dumpan and Pumpcrete Crewman, Including Distributing Pip, Assembly and Dismantle, and Nipper); Lead Abatement Worker, Mold Abatement Worker, Nipper; Riprap Man; Sandblast Tailhoseman, Scaffold Erector (Wood or Steel); Stake Jumper; Structural Mover (To Include Separating Foundation, Preparation, Cribbing, Shoring, Jacking and Unloading of Structures); Tailhoseman (Water Nossel); Timber Bucker and Faller (By Hand); Track Laborer (Rr); Truck Loader; Wellpoint Man; (Hdpe or Similar Liner Installer) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $35.10 | $16.30 | $51.40 |
| Laborer: Group 1- Flagman, Landscape Laborer, Scaleman, Traffic Control Supervisor, Asbestos Abatement Worker, Brick Pavers (To Include the Installation of Brick or Grass Pavers for Sidewalks, Driveways, Streets, and Parking Lots), Bruch Hog Feeder; Carpenter Tender; Cement Handler; Concrete Signalman; Concrete Crewman (To Include Stripping of Forms, Hand Operating Jacks on Slip Form Construction, Application of Concrete Curing Comounds, Pumpcrete Machine, Signaling, Handling the Nozzle of Squeezcrete or Similar Machine-6 Inches and Smaller); Confined Space Attendant, Crusher Feeder; Demolition (To Include Clean-up, Burning, Loading, Wrecking and Salvage of All Material); Dry Stack Walls (Including All Dry Stack Walls, Including Keystone Walls and Others Using Blocks and Interlocking Pegs.), Dumpman; Traffic Control Laborer (To Include but Is Not Limited to, Erection and Maintenance of Barricades, Signs and Relief of Flag Person.), Window Washer/Cleaner, Pilot Car, Hazardous Waste Worker, Erosion Control Laborer, Fence Erector, Guard Rail (To Include Guard Rail, Guide and Reference Posts, Sign Posts, and Right-of-way Markers); Firewath. Form Cleaning Machine Feeder; Stacker; General Laborer; Group Machine Header Tender; Miner, Class ""a"" (To Include Bull Gnag, Concrete Crewman, Dumpan and Pumpcrete Crewman, Including Distributing Pip, Assembly and Dismantle, and Nipper); Lead Abatement Worker, Mold Abatement Worker, Nipper; Riprap Man; Sandblast Tailhoseman, Scaffold Erector (Wood or Steel); Stake Jumper; Structural Mover (To Include Separating Foundation, Preparation, Cribbing, Shoring, Jacking and Unloading of Structures); Tailhoseman (Water Nossel); Timber Bucker and Faller (By Hand); Track Laborer (Rr); Truck Loader; Wellpoint Man; (Hdpe or Similar Liner Installer) | Benton | Building | #federal | $35.10 | $16.30 | $51.40 |
| Laborer: Group 2- Asphalt Roller, Walking; Cement Finisher Tender; Concrete Saw, Walking; Demolition Torch; Dope Pot Fireman, Non-mechanical; Driller Tender (When Required to Move and Position Machine); Form Setter, Paving; Jackhammer Operator; Miner, Class ""b"" (To Include Brakeman, Finisher, Vibrator, and Form Setter); Nozzleman (To Include Squeeze and Flow-crete Nozzle); Nozzleman, Water, (To Include Fire Hose), Air or Steam; Pavement Breaker (Under 90 Lbs); Pipelayer, Corrugated Metal and Multi-plate; Pot Tender; Power Buggy Operator; Power Tool Operator, Gas, Electrical, Pneumatic; Rodder and Spreader; Trencher, Shawnee; Tugger Operator; Wagon Drills; Wheelbarrow, Power Driven; Water Pipe Liner, Rigger/Signalperson, Remote Equipment Operator (I.e. Compaction and Emolition)Compaction Equipment (To Include All Hand Operatored Power Compaction Equipment); Railroad Power Spiker or Puller, Dual Mobile; Railroad Equipment, Power Driven, Except Dual Mobile Power Spiker or Puller | Benton | Building | #federal | $35.42 | $16.30 | $51.72 |
| Laborer: Group 2- Asphalt Roller, Walking; Cement Finisher Tender; Concrete Saw, Walking; Demolition Torch; Dope Pot Fireman, Non-mechanical; Driller Tender (When Required to Move and Position Machine); Form Setter, Paving; Jackhammer Operator; Miner, Class ""b"" (To Include Brakeman, Finisher, Vibrator, and Form Setter); Nozzleman (To Include Squeeze and Flow-crete Nozzle); Nozzleman, Water, (To Include Fire Hose), Air or Steam; Pavement Breaker (Under 90 Lbs); Pipelayer, Corrugated Metal and Multi-plate; Pot Tender; Power Buggy Operator; Power Tool Operator, Gas, Electrical, Pneumatic; Rodder and Spreader; Trencher, Shawnee; Tugger Operator; Wagon Drills; Wheelbarrow, Power Driven; Water Pipe Liner, Rigger/Signalperson, Remote Equipment Operator (I.e. Compaction and Emolition)Compaction Equipment (To Include All Hand Operatored Power Compaction Equipment); Railroad Power Spiker or Puller, Dual Mobile; Railroad Equipment, Power Driven, Except Dual Mobile Power Spiker or Puller | Benton | Highway | #federal | $35.42 | $16.30 | $51.72 |
| Laborer: Group 2- Asphalt Roller, Walking; Cement Finisher Tender; Concrete Saw, Walking; Demolition Torch; Dope Pot Fireman, Non-mechanical; Driller Tender (When Required to Move and Position Machine); Form Setter, Paving; Jackhammer Operator; Miner, Class ""b"" (To Include Brakeman, Finisher, Vibrator, and Form Setter); Nozzleman (To Include Squeeze and Flow-crete Nozzle); Nozzleman, Water, (To Include Fire Hose), Air or Steam; Pavement Breaker (Under 90 Lbs); Pipelayer, Corrugated Metal and Multi-plate; Pot Tender; Power Buggy Operator; Power Tool Operator, Gas, Electrical, Pneumatic; Rodder and Spreader; Trencher, Shawnee; Tugger Operator; Wagon Drills; Wheelbarrow, Power Driven; Water Pipe Liner, Rigger/Signalperson, Remote Equipment Operator (I.e. Compaction and Emolition)Compaction Equipment (To Include All Hand Operatored Power Compaction Equipment); Railroad Power Spiker or Puller, Dual Mobile; Railroad Equipment, Power Driven, Except Dual Mobile Power Spiker or Puller | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $35.42 | $16.30 | $51.72 |
| Laborer: Group 3- Air and Hydraulic Track Drill, Asphalt Raker, Brush Machine (To Include Horizontal Construction Joint Clean-up Brush Machine, Power Propelled); Caisson Worker, Free Air; Chain Saw Operator and Faller; Concrete Stack (To Include Laborers When Working on Free Standing Concrete Stacks for Smoke or Fume Control Above 40 Ft High); Funnite (To Include Operation of Machine and Nozzle); Gunnite (To Include Operation of Machine and Nozzel); High Scaler; Miner, Class ""c"" (To Include Miner, Nozzleman for Concrete, Laser Beam Operator, and Rigger on Tunnels); Monitor Operator (Air Track or Similar Mounting); Mortar Mixer; Nozzleman (To Include Jet Blasting Nozzleman, Over 1200 Lbs., Jet Blast Machine, Power Propelled, Sandblast Nozzle, Squeeze and Flo-crete Nozzle); Pavement Breaker, 90 Lbs. & Over; Pipelayer (To Include Working Topman, Caulker, Collarman, Jointer, Mortarman, Rigger, Jacker, Shorer, Valve or Meter Installer, Temper, (including Pressurized and Non-pressurized Ductile Pipe, Gravity Pipe and Hdpe (fused and Non-fused); Pipewrapper; Plasterer Tender, Trenchless Technology, Vibrators (All); Laser Beam Operator (Elevation Control; Technician) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $35.74 | $16.30 | $52.04 |
| Laborer: Group 3- Air and Hydraulic Track Drill, Asphalt Raker, Brush Machine (To Include Horizontal Construction Joint Clean-up Brush Machine, Power Propelled); Caisson Worker, Free Air; Chain Saw Operator and Faller; Concrete Stack (To Include Laborers When Working on Free Standing Concrete Stacks for Smoke or Fume Control Above 40 Ft High); Funnite (To Include Operation of Machine and Nozzle); Gunnite (To Include Operation of Machine and Nozzel); High Scaler; Miner, Class ""c"" (To Include Miner, Nozzleman for Concrete, Laser Beam Operator, and Rigger on Tunnels); Monitor Operator (Air Track or Similar Mounting); Mortar Mixer; Nozzleman (To Include Jet Blasting Nozzleman, Over 1200 Lbs., Jet Blast Machine, Power Propelled, Sandblast Nozzle, Squeeze and Flo-crete Nozzle); Pavement Breaker, 90 Lbs. & Over; Pipelayer (To Include Working Topman, Caulker, Collarman, Jointer, Mortarman, Rigger, Jacker, Shorer, Valve or Meter Installer, Temper, (including Pressurized and Non-pressurized Ductile Pipe, Gravity Pipe and Hdpe (fused and Non-fused); Pipewrapper; Plasterer Tender, Trenchless Technology, Vibrators (All); Laser Beam Operator (Elevation Control; Technician) | Benton | Building | #federal | $35.74 | $16.30 | $52.04 |
| Laborer: Group 3- Air and Hydraulic Track Drill, Asphalt Raker, Brush Machine (To Include Horizontal Construction Joint Clean-up Brush Machine, Power Propelled); Caisson Worker, Free Air; Chain Saw Operator and Faller; Concrete Stack (To Include Laborers When Working on Free Standing Concrete Stacks for Smoke or Fume Control Above 40 Ft High); Funnite (To Include Operation of Machine and Nozzle); Gunnite (To Include Operation of Machine and Nozzel); High Scaler; Miner, Class ""c"" (To Include Miner, Nozzleman for Concrete, Laser Beam Operator, and Rigger on Tunnels); Monitor Operator (Air Track or Similar Mounting); Mortar Mixer; Nozzleman (To Include Jet Blasting Nozzleman, Over 1200 Lbs., Jet Blast Machine, Power Propelled, Sandblast Nozzle, Squeeze and Flo-crete Nozzle); Pavement Breaker, 90 Lbs. & Over; Pipelayer (To Include Working Topman, Caulker, Collarman, Jointer, Mortarman, Rigger, Jacker, Shorer, Valve or Meter Installer, Temper, (including Pressurized and Non-pressurized Ductile Pipe, Gravity Pipe and Hdpe (fused and Non-fused); Pipewrapper; Plasterer Tender, Trenchless Technology, Vibrators (All); Laser Beam Operator (Elevation Control; Technician) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $35.74 | $16.30 | $52.04 |
| Laborer: Group 4 Drills With Dual Masts, Miner, Class """"d"""" (To Include Raise and Shaft Miner, Laser Beam Operator on Raises and Shafts.)Welder, Electric, Manual or Automatic, Remote Equipment Operator (To Include Hdpe or Similar Pipe and Liner) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $36.06 | $16.30 | $52.36 |
| Laborer: Group 4 Drills With Dual Masts, Miner, Class """"d"""" (To Include Raise and Shaft Miner, Laser Beam Operator on Raises and Shafts.)Welder, Electric, Manual or Automatic, Remote Equipment Operator (To Include Hdpe or Similar Pipe and Liner) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $36.06 | $16.30 | $52.36 |
| Laborer: Group 4 Drills With Dual Masts, Miner, Class """"d"""" (To Include Raise and Shaft Miner, Laser Beam Operator on Raises and Shafts.)Welder, Electric, Manual or Automatic, Remote Equipment Operator (To Include Hdpe or Similar Pipe and Liner) | Benton | Building | #federal | $36.06 | $16.30 | $52.36 |
| Laborer: Group 5 Outside Lock and Gauge Tender (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $288.48 | $16.30 | $304.78 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Outside Lock and Gauge Tender (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Building | #federal | $288.48 | $16.30 | $304.78 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Outside Lock and Gauge Tender (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $288.48 | $16.30 | $304.78 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (1-14 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Building | #federal | $295.84 | $16.30 | $312.14 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (1-14 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $295.84 | $16.30 | $312.14 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (1-14 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $295.84 | $16.30 | $312.14 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (14-18 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $300.77 | $16.30 | $317.07 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (14-18 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Building | #federal | $300.77 | $16.30 | $317.07 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (14-18 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $300.77 | $16.30 | $317.07 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (18-22 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift. (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $301.05 | $16.30 | $317.35 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (18-22 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift. (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $301.05 | $16.30 | $317.35 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (18-22 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift. (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Building | #federal | $301.05 | $16.30 | $317.35 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (22-26 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $305.37 | $16.30 | $321.67 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (22-26 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Building | #federal | $305.37 | $16.30 | $321.67 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (22-26 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $305.37 | $16.30 | $321.67 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (26-32 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $307.99 | $16.30 | $324.29 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (26-32 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Building | #federal | $307.99 | $16.30 | $324.29 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (26-32 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $307.99 | $16.30 | $324.29 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (32-38 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $310.95 | $16.30 | $327.25 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (32-38 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $310.95 | $16.30 | $327.25 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (32-38 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Building | #federal | $310.95 | $16.30 | $327.25 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (38-44 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Highway | #federal | $312.36 | $16.30 | $328.66 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (38-44 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $312.36 | $16.30 | $328.66 /day |
| Laborer: Group 5 Sandhogs-[ (38-44 Lbs), (6 Hrs)] Rate Per Shift (Rates Increases Are Computed by Multiplying the Increase X 8 Hour Shift and Add Total to the Previous Rate.) | Benton | Building | #federal | $312.36 | $16.30 | $328.66 /day |
| Laborer: Group 6 Construction Specialist | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $35.94 | $16.30 | $52.24 |
| Laborer: Group 6 Construction Specialist | Benton | Building | #federal | $35.94 | $16.30 | $52.24 |
| Laborer: Group 6 Construction Specialist | Benton | Highway | #federal | $35.94 | $16.30 | $52.24 |
| Laborer: Group 7 Hod Carrier | Benton | Highway | #federal | $37.10 | $16.30 | $53.40 |
| Laborer: Group 7 Hod Carrier | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $37.10 | $16.30 | $53.40 |
| Laborer: Group 7 Hod Carrier | Benton | Building | #federal | $37.10 | $16.30 | $53.40 |
| Laborer: Group 8 Powderman | Benton | Highway | #federal | $37.65 | $16.30 | $53.95 |
| Laborer: Group 8 Powderman | Benton | Heavy | #federal | $37.65 | $16.30 | $53.95 |
WageFinder holds more construction laborer records for Washington than fit on this page. Open a county below, or search all Washington construction laborers.
What does the construction laborer classification cover?
The laborer classification covers general construction work not reserved to a specific trade, and it is almost always the most heavily subdivided entry on a wage determination — common/general, mason tender, pipelayer, flagger, asphalt raker and landscape laborer can all carry different rates on the same document. The "Common or General" rate is the floor, not a universal rate.
Work typically covered
- Site clearing and cleanup
- Mason tending
- Pipelaying
- Flagging and traffic control
- Asphalt and concrete support work
Also listed as
- Laborer: Common or General
- Mason Tender
- Pipelayer
- Flagger
In this Washington result set the work appears under 13 distinct classification names.
Construction Laborer rates by county in Washington
Prevailing wage is set county by county. These are the Washington counties with construction laborer records in the set above — open one to see every classification on that county's determination, not just this trade.
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Construction Laborer prevailing wage questions
What is the prevailing wage for a construction laborer in Washington?
Across the 26 federal-funded determination records WageFinder lists for construction laborers in Washington, total prevailing wage runs from $14.67 to $61.68 per hour, median $52.24. There is no single statewide figure: each county's determination sets its own rate, and the same county can carry different rates for Building, Highway, Heavy and Residential work.
Does the construction laborer rate include benefits?
The total prevailing wage shown is the base hourly rate plus the fringe benefit rate. Of the 26 Washington records on this page, 25 list a fringe amount separately, with a median of $16.30 per hour — roughly 31% of the median total. The rest list no separate fringe, meaning the base rate is the whole obligation. Fringe can be paid as bona fide benefit plan contributions, as cash added to the paycheck, or as a mix of both.
Which Washington counties have construction laborer rates?
This page lists construction laborer records for 2 counties in Washington: Benton, Klickitat. Determinations that apply statewide appear under a statewide entry rather than a named county.
How current are these Washington construction laborer rates?
The most recent determination in this set is dated May 20, 2026. WageFinder re-reads the official sources weekly, but the date that matters for compliance is the determination date on the document itself, which is shown on every wage detail page and links back to the government source.
